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cres: Yup! And thank you!
Chairman: True. But it was intentional, to fit the clarinet's sound and to fit her personality. But it's worth noting that Olivia has dealt the killing/defeating blows against John's monster, Charlie's monster, and Eric's monster. So far John has only finished the job on Ashley's.
In a way you can think of John's aggressive spells just "supporting" Olivia's duty to help these people. In combat I sort've think of him as her knight: He uses his strength to defend her, support her cause, and strike out at enemies to deal damage when they are too threatening for her.